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The Foundation of National Progress (a Scheme of Constructive Work for an Indian Province)

1927

The poverty and illiteracy of the masses of the people the unemploment of the literate middle classes on account of the paucity of industrial and other suitable employments the low state of indutrial progress reached by the country and its consequent economic tutelege the injurious social laws and customs which still hold sway and the prevalence of disease and other remedial causes of ill [...] The poverty and illiteracy of the masses of the people the unemployment of the literate middle classes on account of paucity of industrial and other suitable employments the low stage of industrial progress reached by the country and its consequent economic tutelage the injurious social laws and customs which still hold sway and the prevalence of disease and other remedial causes of_iLl-health [...] But unfortunately up to now the introduction of representative institutions and the consequent transference of ampler powers and opportunities to the people havenot been followed by a commensurate advance in the moral and material prosperity of the people ; and the outstanding feature of the present day situation would still seem to be a great deal of dissipation of energy and the neglect of great [...] For many years past I have realised that the principal aim of all servants of the Government should be to serve the people and to the District Officer of to-day the moral and mäteriaJ progress of the people of his district is as much his concern as the efficiency of the administration. [...] I have always held that the most important work which we have now before us is the amelioration of the condition of the massses of the people and bridging the great gulf which now separates the educated and advanced sections of the Indian people from the great mass of the people who are unfortunately even now poor unresourceful and steeped in ignorance and that the bulk of this work will have t
development
Pages
299
Published in
India
SARF Document ID
sarf.142878
Segment Pages Author Actions
Preface
i-xvii J.N. Gupta view
Chapter I The Goal
1-6 unknown view
Chapter II Our Method of Work—A Retrospect
7-19 unknown view
Chapter III Health and Sanitation
20-44 unknown view
Chapter IV Malaria and Kala-Azar
45-81 unknown view
Chapter V Rural Water-Supply
82-93 unknown view
Chapter VI Agriculture
94-139 unknown view
Chapter VII Agriculture and Co-Operation
140-175 unknown view
Chapter VIII Industrial Development
176-217 unknown view
Chapter IX System of District and Provincial Administration
218-253 unknown view
Chapter X Patriotism and Citizenship
254-282 unknown view

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